"Paulo Moura, at 77; virtuoso of Brazil’s many forms of music" by Larry Rohter, New York Times | July 20, 2010
Versatile Paulo Moura won a Latin Grammy for a recording of Brazilian music was named top soloist at a Mozart festival. (AFP/ Getty Images/ File 2005)
NEW YORK — Paulo Moura, a virtuoso instrumentalist and a composer, arranger, and orchestrator of numerous styles of Brazilian popular music, died July 12 in Rio de Janeiro. He was 77....
A master of both the clarinet and the saxophone, Mr. Moura was known for his versatility, playing and writing music that ranged in style from jazz, chorinho, samba, and bossa nova to classical....
In 1992 Mr. Moura won a prize as best soloist at the Mozart Festival in Moscow, and in 2000 he was awarded a Latin Grammy for the recording “Pixinguinha,’’ live performances of a collection of songs associated with the composer of that same name, who is considered the father of Brazilian popular music....
In other words, he was a national hero and treasure.
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